Bias against women accounts for 80 per cent of gender pay gap - research

The gender pay gap very much exists in New Zealand, and the cause of it is mostly down to bias, perception and attitude, according to new research.

It's the first empirical evidence since 2003, showing that inequality in pay - which was weighted in favour of men - could not be explained by differences in education, occupation and industry, or part-time work. 

The pay gap had remained static at about 12 per cent for a decade, but those factors only accounted for 20 per cent of it. 

Researchers found 80 per cent of wage inequality was caused by differences in behaviour between men and women, as well as either conscious or unconscious bias, that negatively affected women's opportunities for recruitment and wage advancement. 

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/money/90138688/Bias-against-women-accounts-for-80-per-cent-of-gender-pay-gap-research